Gold Rune
GOLD!
Simply adds a rune to the game called "Gold Rune." When used, turns everything in proximity to Isaac into GOLD! At least everything that has a gold counterpart in the game.
For example: Keys, bombs and troll bombs turn into golden version of themselves, while enemies get afflicted with the midas curse. Some items on nearby pedestals get transformed as well if they have a gold counterpart.
There is now a lot of good gold stuff in the game and you very rarely get to see them, so I thought adding this rune would give the player more agency on gold drops.
Other technical details:
- Gold rune spawns with 1/3 the rate of other runes
- Can be used defensively in a pinch as it freezes enemies with Midas’ touch
- Teleporter, Razor blade, there’s options, options?, coupon and iron bar turns into their golden counterpart
- Works with hearts, coins, keys, bombs, pills, batteries, trinkets, a few chest types, and troll bombs
- Has a 12 room charge with clear rune
- Turns nearby rocks into fools’ gold and poops into golden poops
- Optionally supports EID in English, French and Italian
- Optionally supports MiniMap API
- Optional synergy with my other mode: Magic chalk (increases area of effect by 60%)
Bugs
- Due to a bug in the modding API, the limited spawn rate doesn’t apply to rune bag
Thanks
- Aleku for drastically improving the sprite of the gold rune. It went from cheese-looking to piss-looking to finally actually gold-looking thanks to them.
- Chaon, Big john from leister and Fresh_Knight for feedback on the spawn rate
- 미카 for explaining how spawn rates for custom cards/runes work in Repentance
prior art
Nato Potato made a "Gold Card" mod which is similar but has a different effect. I’ve discovered their mod after finishing mine. Please check out Nato’s Gold Card. During first draft of this mod, I made it a "gold card" but switched to "Gold Rune" afterward to not be confusing, and because the cracking effect goes well with a rune that "pops open."
EdinEfin’s "Philosopher’s Stone" is pretty much the same mod, apart that it’s an active item with 3 uses and affects the whole room instead of rune with a small area around Isaac.
Required DLC:
These DLC should be installed in order to use this item.
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance